Ten Thoughts for Tuesday
I’ve haven’t blogged in a week, so I thought I’d catch with 10 thoughts for Tuesday: 1. There is excitement in our household because of a big announcement we made to the church on Sunday. Kevin, my...
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The Church Gets it Right
Yesterday, Washington Plaza Baptist hosted a memorial service for the brother and brother in-law of two of our devoted church leaders, Mark. The congregation was almost full of those who came to pay...
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Deacon Ordination– a New Washington Plaza Tradition
Yesterday, we held our second deacon ordination service in the tenure that I’ve been pastor here. It was a great celebration service to welcome Marie Mercer onto the deacon ministry team, and a good...
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Fall Excitement on the Plaza
Last Wednesday night, Washington Plaza began a joint fall effort with our friends at Martin Luther King, Jr. Christian Church just down the street in Reston. We’re doing Bible Study together for the...
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Don’t Leave Without Saying Goodbye
Have you ever been in a situation where a houseguest has left early in the morning before you woke up? Or you’ve parted ways with a friend in a mad dash to the airport without final words? Or you...
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Dear Washington Plaza Church family- I needed to write you one more letter. I love you. I don’t just say that lightly. I really do love you. It has become abundantly clear to me again this week that...
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Pentecost Possibilities
My favorite Sunday of the year is hands down: Pentecost. I loved having a chance to preach it this year at this church. Who doesn’t love an excuse to wear red, adorn the church with colorful banners...
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Pentecost Possibilities- Abby Thornton Hailey
Today our Pentecostal series continues with a guest post from Rev.Abby Thornton Hailey. Abby is a fabulous pastor that I’m so glad the Broadneck Baptist Church in Annapolis, MD gets to hear sermons...
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Pentecost Possibilities- Amy Hanson
Today, I’m glad to share the words of a fellow member of the RevGalBlog, Amy Hanson a ELCA (Lutheran) seminarian. She allowed me to repost this part of her Pentecost sermon from 2013 posted originally...
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Preaching on a New Plaza
I wasn’t sure I’d ever do it again. I wasn’t sure if it was ever possible in Oklahoma. I wasn’t sure how all the duel state life would come together. Too many people laughed at me when I asked them if...
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Saint Stories: Joe Smith
Today is All Saint’s Day and in worship this morning at The Federated Church, we remembered the saints. Not just those persons who had died in the last year, but any person in our life that helped us...
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The Very Best Baptism
I’ve been a part of all kinds of baptismal services in my life—my own when I was baptized as a child in my father’s church in Tennessee at age 7 . . . The ones where babies have been brought forth to...
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Why I Wore a Hoodie on Sunday
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” On Monday, these words...
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Fall Excitement on the Plaza
Last Wednesday night, Washington Plaza began a joint fall effort with our friends at Martin Luther King, Jr. Christian Church just down the street in Reston. We’re doing Bible Study together for the...
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Don’t Leave Without Saying Goodbye
Have you ever been in a situation where a houseguest has left early in the morning before you woke up? Or you’ve parted ways with a friend in a mad dash to the airport without final words? Or you...
View ArticleOne Last Love Letter
Dear Washington Plaza Church family- I needed to write you one more letter. I love you. I don’t just say that lightly. I really do love you. It has become abundantly clear to me again this week that...
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Pentecost Possibilities
My favorite Sunday of the year is hands down: Pentecost. I loved having a chance to preach it this year at this church. Who doesn’t love an excuse to wear red, adorn the church with colorful banners...
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Pentecost Possibilities- Abby Thornton Hailey
Today our Pentecostal series continues with a guest post from Rev.Abby Thornton Hailey. Abby is a fabulous pastor that I’m so glad the Broadneck Baptist Church in Annapolis, MD gets to hear sermons...
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I Need the Church and the Church Needs Me
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” -Mary Oliver After I left my position as pastor in December of 2012 to follow Kevin to Oklahoma and his work with Feed...
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Online Church: SNOWED IN
Here in Oklahoma City/ Weatherford, OK we’re dealing with the effects of freezing rain and snow. What a winter we’ve had! Tonight The Federated Church leadership and I decided that it was best to keep...
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